Staff Profile
Dr Chris Penlington
Clinical Psychologist
- Email: chris.penlington@ncl.ac.uk
- Telephone: 0191 208 7471
- Address: Room 5.007,
Dental School,
Framlington Place,
Newcastle University,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE1 7RU
I qualified as a Clinical Psychologist (D.Clin.Psy) from Newcastle University in 2000. Since then I worked for the NHS as a Clinical Psychologist within a Pain Clinic setting before moving to the University in 2017. My current post is within the School of Dental Sciences where I am involved in research about biopsychosocial factors relevant to persistent orofacial pain. My interests are in developing effective biopsychosocial interventions for people experiencing pain and long-term conditions.
I am responsible for the Behavioural and Social Sciences course for dental students and lecture on psychological aspects of providing dental care across the undergraduate curriculum.
I have a BSc. in Psychology (1991) and an MSc. In Mindfulness Studies (2017).
Area of expertise
- Pain Management
- Psychological treatment for Long Term Conditions
- Allison JR, Penlington C, Durham J. DEEP Study: Utility of the multidimensional pain inventory in persistent orofacial pain. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation 2021, 48(11), 1210-1218.
- Fulton C, Carr A, Penlington C. Exploring the term "resilience" as understood and experienced by dental educators. European Journal of Dental Education 2021, 25(3), 573-581.
- Edwards D, Bowes C, Penlington C, Durham J. Temporomandibular Disorders and Dietary Changes: A Cross-sectional Survey. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation 2021, 48(8), 873-879.
- Penlington C, Ohrbach R. Biopsychosocial assessment and management of persistent orofacial pain. Oral Surgery 2020, 13(4), 349-357.
- Penlington C. Exploring a compassion-focused intervention for persistent pain in a group setting. British Journal of Pain 2019, 13(1), 59-66.
- Penlington C, Araujo-Soares V, Durham J. Predicting Persistent Orofacial Pain: The Role of Illness Perceptions, Anxiety, and Depression. JDR Clinical & Translational Research 2019, 5(1), 40-49.
- Penlington C, Urbanek M, Barker S. Psychological Theories of Pain. Primary Dental Journal 2019, 7(4), 24-29.
- Penlington C, Otemade AA, Bowes C, Taylor G, Waterhouse P, Ohrbach R. Psychological therapies for temporomandibular disorders (TMD). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2019, (12), CD013515.
- Penlington C. Working with long-term conditions. In: Papworth M; Marrinan T, ed. Low Intensity Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: A practitioner's guide. London: SAGE, 2018, pp.350-385.